Washing-machine.



W. E. KEMP.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 2, 1913.

1,097,445. Patented m y 19, 1914.

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WALTER E. KEMP, 0F ElAULT STE. MARIE, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR- 0F ONEJIXALI?TO JAMES H. ELLIOTT, O1? SAULT STE. IVEARIIE, MICHIGAN,

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 2, 1913.

Patented ltlay its, inlet, Serial No. 758,6l16.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that l, lVALTnn E. :KEHI, acitizen of the United States, residing at Sault Ste. Marie, in thecounty of Chippewa and State of Michigan, have invented new and usefulimprovements in ashing-Ma chines, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to washing apparatus, and particularly topounders which when operated tend to induce suction inr mediately abovethe clothes, so as to thoroughly agitate the water and draw the samethrough the clothes; and it has for its object the provision of a deviceof this character which will be provided with means for positivelypreventing the lateral scattering of the water during the poundingoperation.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a soap boX whichwill serve to hold the soap in a position to permit of its beingproperly immersed in the water during the pounding operation and whichwill be defined by a yieldable bottom member and the adjacent walls ofthe head of the device.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a soap box wherein aportion there of is constructed with a view to facilitating theoperation of applying the soap to the device.

Another object of the invention is the provision of means for maximizingthe gripping contact of the device against the clothes whereby to permitthe latter to be revolved effectually in the water during the poundingoperation.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, aswill be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a side view of the device;Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section therethrough; and Fig. 3 is abottom plan view of the device.

The device comprises a conical pounding head 1 which is provided at itsapex with a relatively long sleeve 2, in which is securely fitted thelower end of an operating handle 3. The head 1 is provided at its lowerend with a reinforcing bead i, in which is preferably arranged astrengthening wire 5.

The head 1 is provided preferably near its lower end with apertures 6,over which are extended shields l, the latter being: soldered orotherwise suitably secured to the member 1 exteriorly thereof andarranged in spaced relation with the opening (3 and provided withrelatively large open lower ends which are spaced from the lower coge ofthe head and which serve to collect the water and prevent the lateralscattering of the same during the pounding operation. l ithin the head 1are arranged members 8, which are preferably of triangular configurationin transverse section and associated with the inner walls of the head,5. as to define thcrc with pockets 9 of an upwardly restricted diameter.The lower edges of the members 8 are spaced from the lower end of thehead 1, so as to permit of the effective purchase of the bead t againsta mass ofclothes, and to cause portions of the clothes to be properlyforced or advanced into the pockets 9 to thereby cause the clothes to begiven a circulatory movement when the handle 3 is partly revolved duringthe pounding operation. It is evident that under the force of theplunger against the clothes there will be suilicient accumulation of airbeneath the clothes to effect a projection of portions of the clothesinto the lower or large ends of the pockets. The members 8 are providedwith right angularly disposed walls, whose longitudinal edges arepreferably soldered to the inner walls of the head. The members 8 aredisposed inunediately behind the opening 6, as shown.

In order that a proper quantity of soap may be mixed with the waterduring the washing operation, I provide a tray 10 which directlyunderlies the apex of the conical head 1, it being relatively associatedwith the adjacent walls of the head, so as to form a soap box, in whichsmall portions of soap may be arranged and confined under the action ofthe tray 10. The tray is preferably of rectangular configuration so thatall of its edges are spaced from the adjacent inner walls of the head 1,whereby to permit the water as it leaves the soap to eil'ectually passback into the tub. The tray 10 is preferably foraininous, being made ofsheet metal and provided with a plurality of apertures 11, asillustrated. With a view to preventing the soap from being accidentallydisplaced from the soap box I provide the tray 10 with flanges 19/,which are adapted to overlap the sides of the soap to hold the latCopies of this patent may be obtained for ter against slipping from thetray. The tray is provided at two corners with hinge springs 13, theterminals 1% of which being secured to the tray while the terminals 15are secured to the inner walls of the head 1. Under the influence of thesprings the tray is normally held in a horizontal position where it willoperatively support the soap. The opposite end of the tray is preferablyprovided with a manipulating member 16, which may be grasped by the handwhen it is desired to move the tray to a position to permit of therequired application of soap to the device.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying rawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention, as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim is A clothes poundercomprising a hollow conical head having a plurality of members locatedtherewithin and spaced from each other and having singularly-disposedwalls secured to the head, a soap tray located within the head at theupper ends of said members, means forming a pivotal mounting for thetray and serving also to hold the tray against the head and in an activesupporting position, the sides and ends of the tray being spaced fromthe inner walls of the head.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WALTER E. KEMP.

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Witnesses:

M. V. HAWKINS, H. D. MAcDoNALD.

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